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I Went To Uni With My High School Boyfriend & It Wasn’t Easy

Welcome to Student Unions – a new space on R29 where we share the good, the bad and the beautiful of dating, love and relationships for students in 2022. DashDividers_1_500x100 Going to university can be a daunting experience for everyone – living away from home, meeting new friends and devoting your […]

Your Horoscope This Week: 16th January to 22nd January, 2022

Your Horoscope This Week: 16th January to 22nd January, 2022

The week begins with a heavy and emotional full moon in Cancer, which opposes the Sun in Capricorn conjunct Pluto. There’s an understanding between the stars and between the Earthlings who study them that even those of who have private cause for celebration are steeped in the thick grief that […]

Instagram’s Newest Feature Could Be A Game-Changer

Everyone does Instagram slightly differently, but everyone follows the same basic rules – even influencers. If it’s a really great photo, it goes on the grid; if not, it stays on your Story. Depending on your personal preferences, you may think it looks cooler – or at least more enigmatic […]

These Are 2022’s Buzziest Baby Names (So Far)

Trends in baby names are endlessly fascinating because they’re always evolving: while some monikers become super-hip, helped by everything from Bridgerton to cottagecore, others slowly fall out of fashion. There’s also evidence of a certain generational split when it comes to baby names: last year’s list of Scotland’s most popular […]

The Full Moon In Cancer Reminds Us: To Love Something Is To See It As It Is

The Full Moon In Cancer Reminds Us: To Love Something Is To See It As It Is

In a world that can often feel off the rails, there’s reassurance in a pattern. Human behaviour may alter the course of human history, but the course of the stars, the planets, the moon, and the Sun remains. Reassurance, of course, is not the same thing as relief — unless […]

The Problematic Rise Of ‘Side-Hustle Bedrooms’

The start of a new year signals many things: an unavoidable influx of diet talk, naked Christmas trees forlornly lining residential streets, and a scramble to predict the coming year’s trends. WGSN, a global authority on trends, is among those marking out what we can expect to see in 2022. […]

The Trailer For Netflix’s Scammer Series Inventing Anna Is Here & It’s A Wild Ride

There’s something fascinating about any scammer – like, where did they get the audacity from? – but Anna Sorokin could be the most fascinating of all. In case you’ve forgotten, she’s the Russian-born 30-year-old who posed as a fake German heiress called Anna Delvey in order to defraud banks, luxury […]

These Are The Best Places To Work, According To UK Employees

Recruitment site Glassdoor has released its 2022 list of the best places to work in the UK. The annual list is based on anonymous feedback from employees who rated their job, work environment and employer over the past year. They were asked to give their company a score out of […]

It’s Time For Black TikTok Creators To Be Paid Their Worth

It’s Time For Black TikTok Creators To Be Paid Their Worth

Forbes recently named TikTok’s top-earning creators, including Charlie and Dixie D’Amelio and Addison Rae. These white influencers are known for co-opting Black creator Jalaiah Harmon’s viral “Renegade” dance and garnered more exposure and opportunities than Harmon (Rae was even featured on Jimmy Fallon performing the dance; she has since apologised). […]

Uranus Retrograde Is Over, & So Is Our Brain Fog

Uranus Retrograde Is Over, & So Is Our Brain Fog

Uranus, computer artwork. Mercury retrograde may be in full swing at the moment, causing chaos and technological mayhem, but we’ve got some good news to add to your astrological update. On 18th January, Uranus, the Planet of Rebellion, will finally end its retrograde after five long months. Since August 2021, […]